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Author : R. N. Hughes
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
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Download or read book A Functional Biology of Marine Gastropods written by R. N. Hughes and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : G.W. Esch
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401123527
Total Pages : 349 pages
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Download or read book A Functional Biology of Parasitism written by G.W. Esch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, University of Sheffield, England The main aim of this series will be to illustrate and to explain the way organisms 'make a living' in nature. At the heart of this - their functional biology - is the way organisms acquire and then make use of resources in metabolism, movement, growth, reproduction, and so on. These processes will form the fundamental framework of all the books in the series. Each book will concentrate on a particular taxon (species, family, class or even phylum) and will bring together information on the form, physiology, ecology and evolutionary biology of the group. The aim will be not only to describe how organisms work, but also to consider why they have come to work in that way. By concentration on taxa which are well known, it is hoped that the series will not only illustrate the success of selection, but also show the constraints imposed upon it by the physiological, morphological and developmental limitations of the groups. Another important feature of the series will be its organismic orientation. Each book will emphasize the importance of functional integration in the day to-day lives and the evolution of organisms. This is crucial since, though it may be true that organisms can be considered as collections of gene determined traits, they nevertheless interact with their environment as integrated wholes and it is in this context that individual traits have been subjected to natural selection and have evolved.
Author : Roger Neville Hughes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780412331305
Total Pages : 354 pages
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Download or read book Functional Biology of Clonal Animals written by Roger Neville Hughes and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1989-10-31 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clonal animals, that is those that are genetically identical, are of great importance in biology. The supposed evolutionary advantages of sexual versus asexual reproduction are one of the central paradoxes of current evolutionary theory. The evolved strategy of asexual reproduction includes a large number of diverse species in many different groups, for example aphids, guppies, planktonic rotifers and others.
Author : David A. Wharton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461585163
Total Pages : 202 pages
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Download or read book A Functional Biology of Nematodes written by David A. Wharton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Editor: Peter Calow, Department of Zoology, University of Sheffield, England The main aim of this series will be to illustrate and to explain the way organisms 'make a living' in nature. At the heart of this - their functional biology - is the way organisms acquire and then make use of resources in metabolism, movement, growth, reproduction, and so on. These processes will form the fundamental framework of all the books in the series. Each book will concentrate on a particular taxon (species, family, class or even phylum) and will bring together information on the form, physiology, ecology and evolutionary biology of the group. The aim will be not only to describe how organisms work, but also to consider why they have come to work in that way. By concentrating on taxa which are well known, it is hoped that the series will not only illustrate the success of selection, but also show the constraints imposed upon it by the physiological, morpho logical and developmentallimhations of the groups. Another important feature of the series will be its organismic orientation. Each book will emphasise the importance of functional integration in the day-to-day lives and the evolution of organisms. This is crucial since, though it may be true that organisms can be considered as collections of gene-determined traits, they neverthe less interact with their environment as integrated wholes and it is in this context that individual traits have been subjected to natural selection and have evolved.
Author : John. Lawrence
Publisher : Springer
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Total Pages : 360 pages
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Download or read book A Functional Biology of Echinoderms written by John. Lawrence and published by Springer. This book was released on 1987-07-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ramasamy Santhanam
Publisher : Apple Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 9781774630648
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (36 download)
Download or read book Biology and Ecology of Edible Marine Bivalve Molluscs written by Ramasamy Santhanam and published by Apple Academic Press. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book on the biology and ecology of edible marine bivalve molluscs covers the biology of edible marine bivalves; profiles about 18o species, providing information on their habitat, distribution, morphology, food and feeding, reproduction, conservation status, etc.; discusses their nutritional values; examines their pharmaceutic
Author : Hugh Govan
Publisher : WorldFish
ISBN 13 : 9718709703
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (187 download)
Download or read book Cymatium Muricinum and Other Ranellid Gastropods written by Hugh Govan and published by WorldFish. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jong
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004627731
Total Pages : 269 pages
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Author : Jeffrey S. Levinton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
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Total Pages : 648 pages
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Download or read book Marine Biology written by Jeffrey S. Levinton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Levinton's Marine Biology, Third Edition, is the most up-to-date text for the sophomore/junior/senior level marine biology for biology majors course. The text is characterized by its exceptionally clear and conversational writing style and its comprehensive coverage that presents organismal and ecosystem ecology topics from an evolutionary perspective. A hallmark feature of this text is its principles-driven approach, in which a particular organism and its habitat are discussed within the context of its fundamental biological processes - what they eat, who is the predator/prey, the organism's internal metabolism and its process of reproduction. The Third Edition has been thoroughly revised and is now more engaging, up-to-date, and accessible than ever. Of particular note, the revision features a new full-color illustration program. In addition, all of the chapters are updated and include the most important developments from the field. Finally, students will find new pedagogical aides to help them master and retain the information.
Author : Cheryl Claassen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521578523
Total Pages : 284 pages
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Download or read book Shells written by Cheryl Claassen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-11-28 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cheryl Claassen offers an authoritative, readable and clear guide to the study of shells, which is addressed to students and professional archaeologists and palaeontologists. She considers the history of archaeological interest in shells, the biology of freshwater and marine molluscs, and critically discusses current techniques, methods, and research problems. Drawing on examples worldwide, and covering prehistoric and historic periods, among the topics covered are: is shell deposit natural or cultural? How long do shells last? What can shells tell us about the environmental characteristics and ancient habitats or about the people who collected them? What symbolic roles have shells served in human societies? This is a well balanced account, and all aspects of the subject are clearly represented.
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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0080579485
Total Pages : 287 pages
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Download or read book Advances in Marine Biology written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1989-06-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 25 of this authoritative review series continues the high standard set by the editors in the past. Marine biologists everywhere have come to value and enjoy the wide variety of thought-provoking papers written by invited experts.In this volume are reviews of four animal groups which span the entire range of the marine food chain. The role of parasites in ecology is a growing interest and the parasites of zooplankton are described in detail for the first time. Aspects of thegastropods, cephalopods and fish life are also examined in detail.
Author : Nancy Wilmsen Thornhill
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226798547
Total Pages : 592 pages
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Download or read book The Natural History of Inbreeding and Outbreeding written by Nancy Wilmsen Thornhill and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-08-15 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inbreeding, the mating of close kin, and outbreeding, the mating of distant relatives or unrelated organisms, have long been important subjects to evolutionary biologists. Inbreeding reduces genetic diversity in a population, increasing the likelihood that genetic defects will become widespread and deprive a population of the diversity it may need to cope with its environment. Most plants and animals have evolved behavioral and morphological mechanisms to avoid inbreeding. However, today many endangered species exist only in small, very isolated populations where inbreeding is unavoidable, so it has become a concern for conservationists. In this volume, twenty-six experts in evolution, behavior, and genetics examine the causes and consequences of inbreeding. The authors ask whether inbreeding is as problematic as biologists have thought, under what ecological conditions inbreeding occurs, and whether organisms that inbreed have mechanisms to dampen the anticipated problems of reduced genetic variation. The studies, including theoretical and empirical work on wild and captive populations, demonstrate that many plants and animals inbreed to a greater extent than biologists have thought, with variable effects on individual fitness. Graduate students and researchers in evolutionary biology, animal behavior, ecology, and conservation biology will welcome this wide-ranging collection.
Author : Diane Schmidt
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313058989
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Guide to Reference and Information Sources in the Zoological Sciences written by Diane Schmidt and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-11-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animals have been studied for centuries. But what are the most important and relevant reference and information sources in the zoological sciences? This work is a comprehensive, thoroughly annotated directory filled with hundreds of esteemed resources published in the field of zoology, including indexes, abstracts, bibliographies, journals, biographies and histories, dictionaries and encyclopedias, textbooks, checklists and classification schemes, handbooks and field guides, associations, and Web sites. A complete revision of the award-winning Guide to the Zoological Literature: The Animal Kingdom (1994), this new title includes extensive, up-to-date coverage of invertebrates, arthropods, vertebrates, fishes, amphibians and reptiles, birds, and mammals. In addition, the work features a detailed introduction by the author, as well as thorough subject, title, and author indexes. Students and researchers can now quickly and easily pinpoint works in their field of study. The book is of equal importance to LIS students specializing in science or biology librarianship, as it provides a comprehensive, straight-forward overview of zoological information sources. An essential addition to the core reference collection of public and academic libraries!
Author : N.E. Beckage
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461559839
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)
Download or read book Parasites and Pathogens written by N.E. Beckage and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nancy Beckage and I first met in Lynn Riddiford's laboratory at the University of Washington in the mid 1970s, the fields of parasitology, behavior, and endocrinology were thriving and far-flung--disciplines in no serious danger of intersecting. There were rumors that they might have some common ground: Behavioural Aspects of Parasite Transmission (Canning and Wright, 1972) had just emerged, with exciting news not only of the way parasites themselves behave, but also of Machiavellian worms that caused intermediate hosts to shift fundamental responses to light and disturbance, becoming in the process more vulnerable to predation by the next host (Holmes and Bethel, 1972). Meanwhile, biologists such as Miriam Rothschild (see Dedication), G. B. Solomon (1969), and Lynn Riddiford herself (1975) had suggested that the endocrinological rami of parasitism might be subtle and pervasive. In general, however, para fications sites were viewed as aberrant organisms, perhaps good for a few just-so stories prior to turning our attention once again to real animals. In the decade that followed, Pauline Lawrence (1986a,b), Davy Jones (Jones et al. , 1986), Nancy Beckage (Beckage, 1985; Beckage and Templeton, 1986), and others, including many in this volume, left no doubt that the host-parasite combination in insect systems was physiologically distinct from its unparasitized counterpart in ways that went beyond gross pathology.
Author : Elizabeth Gosling
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119045223
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Marine Bivalve Molluscs written by Elizabeth Gosling and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine Bivalve Molluscs is a comprehensive and thoroughlyupdated second edition of Bivalve Molluscs, covering allmajor aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well asbeing an important class biologically and ecologically, many of thebivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. mussels,oysters, scallops and clams) in a multi-billion dollar worldwideindustry. Elizabeth Gosling has written a landmark book that will stand formany years as the standard work on the subject. Chapters inMarine Bivalve Molluscs cover morphology, ecology, feeding,reproduction, settlement and recruitment, growth, physiology,fisheries, aquaculture, genetics, diseases and parasites, andpublic health issues. A full understanding of many of these aspectsis vital for all those working in bivalve fisheries andculture. An essential purchase for anyone concerned with this importantclass of animals, copies of Marine Bivalve Molluscs shouldbe on the shelves of biologists, ecologists, environmentalscientists, fisheries scientists and personnel within theaquaculture industry. Copies of the book should be available in alllibraries and research establishments where these subjects arestudied or taught. Reviews of the First Edition • An admirable achievement... a valuable addition to marinesciences libraries everywhere. The back cover of this book saysthat it is a landmark text that will stand for many years as thestandard work on this subject. I can only agree with thissentiment. Aquaculture • A welcome addition to the literature and provides thereader with a comprehensive overview of biological andenvironmental factors that affect and control both naturalpopulations of marine bivalves and culture operations.Aquaculture International • The author has done an admirable job in compiling a wealthof information into a readable text. Transactions of theAmerican Fisheries Society • Will serve well as a description of much of both theexperimental biology and the aquaculture of bivalves. Journal ofExperimental Marine Biology and Ecology • Provides excellent reviews of all major aspects…anextremely important reference for anyone engaged in bivalveresearch, fisheries management, and aquaculture. QuarterlyReview of Biology • The book is very readable, in an easy style. It is wellillustrated and there is a wealth of data and statistics presented.Bulletin of The Malacological Society of London
Author : Andrea M. Bianchi
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781613246955
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (469 download)
Download or read book Gastropods written by Andrea M. Bianchi and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gastropods are a large taxonomic class within the molluscs, a group of animals that are more commonly known as snails and slugs. With more than 30,000 living species world-wide and about 15,000 fossil forms, gastropods have a history as far back as the early Cambrian period. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the diversity, habitats and genetics of gastropods. Topics discussed include gastropods as paleoenvironmental indicators; diversity in the growth patterns of marine gastropods; the molecular structure of the snail PCTS influencing their habitat; European terrestrial gastropod distribution; and, diversity and gastropodochory studies.
Author : Elizabeth Gosling
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119293936
Total Pages : 892 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (192 download)
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